[jjordan]

The write-up on the link seems promising, at least. I'm sure ads will come to the free version, but they appear to be respecting Nova's legacy and longtime Prime purchasers. Anything is better than the slow decay it has been enduring the last year or two. Can't do much but be cautiously optimistic.

[malfist]

Last update introduced a bunch of ads and tracking plugins. See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46686655

[andrepd]

You can just... not update? It's a launcher, how much more is there to change? I have a version from 2017 on my phone lol.

[alias_neo]

I'll have whatever you're smoking please.

You don't acquire something like this, as a metrics company, who does cohort analysis and touchpoint tracking[0] simply to make a bit of ad revenue.

Nova is dead. No room left for optimism.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branch_(company)